Residential is an exhibition created in collaboration with the British artist collective Project Art Works. In this exhibition, you can explore a variety of colours, textures, patterns, and motifs displayed salon-style in paintings, and even participate in creating art yourself.

Residential explores art’s potential for expression and creates new spaces for community. Here, regardless of language, body, or abilities, everyone can explore materials and processes, connect with others, and document their presence through art.

Project Art Works is a collective of neurodiverse artists who, through art, activism, and social care, investigate artistic expression and representation as a human right. Over the past 25 years, they have built a collection of over 6000 works created by neurodivergent artists with various complex support needs.

The artworks serve as a powerful visual testament to individuals who are often hidden and marginalized in society. Residential reflects Project Art Works’ collaborative workshop method for co-creation. Here at CC, guests can experience several of the collective’s methods firsthand. The works co-created during the exhibition period will be displayed, documenting the guests’ participation.

The collective’s work draws connections to pioneering artists such as German Joseph Beuys and Danish Poul Gernes, who focused on the social potential of art and the responsibility of art institutions to transform the structures that shape our lives.

The collaboration with Project Art Works is distinctive within a Danish context. Over time, it will shape CC’s practices and efforts to increase representation in the art world and society, thereby strengthening CC’s position as a vibrant institution where all people can participate in the art experience.

Project Art Works is a collective of neurodiverse artists and activists from Hastings, England. Their archive contains over 6000 artworks, documenting the organization’s history and featuring a comprehensive collection of contemporary art available for loan. The collection spans paintings, prints, and drawings, encompassing a wide range of artistic expressions from figurative to abstract.

In the summer of 2022, Project Art Works participated in documenta 15 in Kassel, Germany, and in recent years, they have collaborated with various art institutions across Europe, including Tate Liverpool and Museo Reina Sofia. The exhibition Residential has previously been showcased at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead, UK.

Building on Project Art Works’ methods, CC will initiate similar initiatives in collaboration with Project Art Works, inviting neurodiverse groups to participate in creative explorations of the art institution’s potential. During the exhibition period, it will also be possible to take part in open workshops that provide insights into Project Art Works’ methods. For further information, please inquire with the exhibition hosts.